Siparia (region)

Siparia
Borough
Borough of Siparia
Quinam Bay, Borough of Siparia
Quinam Bay, Borough of Siparia
Location of Siparia
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
Founded13 September 1990[1]
CapitalSiparia
Government
 • BodySiparia Borough Corporation
 • MayorDoodnath Mayrhoo
Area
 • Total
495 km2 (191 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
86,949
 • Density176/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
Area code868
ISO 3166 codeTT-SIP

The Borough of Siparia is the fifth and newest Borough of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, located in the southwestern portion of the island, it is Trinidad and Tobago's southernmost borough. The Siparia Borough Corporation is headquartered in Siparia proper (downtown). Other urban areas include Cedros, Fyzabad, La Brea, Santa Flora, South Oropouche.

On Thursday 19 November 2020, while addressing the public on the re-opening of the Diego Martin South Community Centre, Prime Minister and MP for Diego Martin West Dr Keith Rowley announced that Siparia, along with Diego Martin, would be elevated to borough status in 2021. Both Siparia and Diego Martin were declared boroughs in 2023.

Areas

Demographics

Ancestry

Region of Siparia racial breakdown
Racial composition 2011[2]
South Asian (Indo-Trinidadian) 43.6%
Black (Afro-Trinidadian/Tobagonian) 31.6%
Multiracial 14%
Dougla (South Asian and Black) 6.8%
East Asian (Chinese) 0.17%
Native American (Amerindian) 0.26%
Arab (Syrian/Lebanese) 0.017%
White Trinidadian 0.04%
Other 0.09%
Not stated 3.1%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Act No. 21 of 1990". DIGITAL LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ Local Government Corporations, from Nalis, the National Library and Information Service of Trinidad and Tobago


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